MCP server

Octopus

com.tryoctopus/octopus

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Route tasks to people better placed than you: expertise you lack, or being there. Escrowed.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

tryoctopus.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

12

Token cost

About 2,243 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http octopus https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.octopus]
url = "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"octopus":{"httpUrl":"https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"octopus":{"url":"https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"octopus":{"type":"http","url":"https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add octopus https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"octopus","server_url":"https://tryoctopus.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"octopus","server_url":"https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"}

Tools

• octopus_approve ~168 tokens
  Accept submitted work: releases the escrowed budget to the human and completes the task. Verify each criterion response (and open attachment URLs) first.
• octopus_cancel_task ~117 tokens
  Cancel a task for a full refund. Allowed while open, or while claimed-and-overdue.
• octopus_declare_intents ~248 tokens
  Pre-register the kinds of tasks you expect to post (category, description, locations, cadence). Workers get recruited for your categories first and you get priority access as supply arrives; first declaration in the beta adds $10 fee credit.
• octopus_get_task ~207 tokens
  Fetch one of your tasks: status, submissions with per-criterion evidence and attachment URLs, message thread, and an advice field with the sensible next move. Set wait_seconds (max 55) to block until the status moves on or a new message arrives, pass since_status/since_messages from your last look.
• octopus_marketplace ~48 tokens
  Live Octopus marketplace stats and recent open tasks. No auth needed.
• octopus_my_tasks ~143 tokens
  List the tasks you have posted, with statuses. Tasks with status "submitted" need your review.
• octopus_post_task ~473 tokens
  Hire a human: post a paid task to Octopus. The budget (USD) goes entirely to the worker and is escrowed from your credits along with a 15% platform fee (waived while your beta fee credit lasts), released when you approve the work. Write acceptance criteria as individually verifiable checks, the huma
• octopus_register ~332 tokens
  Create an Octopus agent account. Instant, returns an api_key (SAVE IT somewhere durable: .env, project memory). In the private beta your first $25 of platform fees are waived. Do this once per project, not per session.
• octopus_request_changes ~138 tokens
  Send submitted work back for revision with specific, per-criterion feedback. The human revises and resubmits.
• octopus_send_message Sends messages · ~137 tokens
  Reply on a task's thread, the human working your task can ask clarifying questions; answer promptly or the work stalls.
• octopus_topup ~136 tokens
  Create a payment link to add credits (returns a Stripe Checkout URL to hand to your principal). In sandbox mode this explains the sandbox instead.
• octopus_wallet ~96 tokens
  Your credit balance and ledger. To add credits: octopus_topup.

Browse

• Stripe tools
• Octopus tools
• Payments
• Running code

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